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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 1d

Calling all Oregon land use advocates! 🏞️ Join us Nov 6 to 7 for the Affiliate Conference: workshops, networking, and celebrating our community.

Register by Oct 21. Spots are limited:
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1000 Friends of Oregon. Join our affiliate conference. Thursday, Nov. 6 - Friday, Nov. 7. Albany & Corvallis.

1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 5d

Here's a transit hot take from Jordan Del Valle Tonoian on our latest episode of Transit Talks with @wilsonxcassie.bsky.social

Full episode here: youtu.be/gy0et6D0aC8?...

#WeekWithoutDriving

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 7d

We’re continuing #WeekWithoutDriving with more Transit Talks! 🚌

On this episode, join @wilsonxcassie.bsky.social and @christinelewis2.bsky.social as they ride buses and the orange MAX line through Clackamas County.

Watch the full version on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/h49Tt5tLNmI?...

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 7d

As the extended special legislative session concludes, our legislative manager, @wilsonxcassie.bsky.social, and our communications manager, Jenni Denekas, talk about what happened and what's next: youtu.be/Fp-JTT9_vMM?...

Oregon's Special Session: What happened and what's next?

YouTube video by 1000 Friends of Oregon

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 9d

Welcome to Transit Talks! The series where we talk about transit on transit. To celebrate #WeekWithoutDriving, we're launching our first episode in which Legislative Manager
@wilsonxcassie.bsky.social
rides Portland's FX2 bus with @counciloravalos.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yURO...

Transit Talks: Portland's FX2 with Councilor Candace Avalos

YouTube video by 1000 Friends of Oregon

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 12d

Fantastic rally to end exclusionary zoning organized by @pnwelcome.bsky.social . Let's create an Inner Eastside with housing choices that work for everyone!

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cassie @wilsonxcassie.bsky.social · 15d

So excited to share my newest project: Transit Talks! A video series where we talk about transit on transit. I’ll be interviewing elected and other community leaders on the bus! Follow 1000 Friends on Instagram so you don’t miss out. www.instagram.com/reel/DO9K4Mi...

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 23d

Join 1000 Friends' @wilsonxcassie.bsky.social who is helping kick off the @aarporegon.bsky.social Age-Friendly Oregon summit on Thursday at PSU!

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · Aug 7

WFWA is looking for school supplies including:

Good-quality backpacks
No. 2 pencils
Pens
Markers and highlighters
Glue bottles
Crayons and colored pencils
Pink erasers
Scissors
Rulers
Tape
Binders
Notebooks
water colors
Pencil pouches
Facial tissues
Copy paper
Calculators

Drop off by Aug. 15!

1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · Aug 7

We're helping the Western Farm Workers Association collect school supplies in time for the school year to start. Bring your donation to our office by August 15, and we'll make sure it's delivered to the WFWA headquarters.

Drop off at: 340 SE 6th Ave. in Portland

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · Jul 3

But we will be working with advocates to build back housing programs that keep Oregonians in their existing homes, prevent homelessness, and preserve existing affordable housing.

For now, we're celebrating wins and planning ahead. We hope you'll continue to join us in these efforts.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · Jul 3

While HB 2138, HB 3031, HB 3145, and SB 51 will make a difference, our work isn't done! Funding requested for some of these programs was reduced and, in addition, the legislature failed to provide other funding necessary to keep many Oregonians in the housing they already have.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · Jul 3

We and our housing coalition partners Better Housing Together, Thrive Hood River, @pnwelcome.bsky.social and Central Oregon Landwatch are excited to see these four essential housing bills pass the legislature. But most of all, we want to thank you for showing up when it mattered most.

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Welcoming Neighbors Network @welcomingneighbors.us · Jun 26

Huge news for middle housing options like fourplexes, sixplexes, and starter homes out of Oregon!

Congrats to @1000oregon.bsky.social & the whole pro-housing coalition in the Beaver States!

Michael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social · Jun 26

Oregon's legislature just passed HB 2138, removing remaining barriers to starter homes:

- up to 4 homes on all urban lots, attached or detached in any combo
- up to 6 homes with accessibility or affordability
- simpler lot splits
- strikes bans on such housing out of pre-2019 HOA rules

screenshot of a 32-11 vote of the Oregon House of Representatives

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · Jun 26

In addition, HB 3506 has also passed the Legislature, and designates $3 million to Healthy Homes for upgrades that keep seniors and disabled neighbors -- owners and renters -- in their homes. We are very please that both of these bills passed to help Oregon's older population age in place.

1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · Jun 26

HB 3589 will also establish the Older Adult Housing Technical Assistance Fund to support housing location, design, development, and the delivery of non-licensed home and community-based services for older adults. #seniorhousing #housingdevelopment

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · Jun 26

Good news for senior housing! 1000 Friends testified in favor of HB 3589, which has passed the Legislature. This bill directs OHCS to create and implement a Senior Housing Development Initiative to incentivize housing development, with allocated funds of $23.5 million for vital senior programs.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · Jun 19

Preventing homelessness is far more cost effective and it keep families intact, rather than allowing people to lose their home because of the unexpected expense. The Joint Ways & Means Committee approved an 80% cut to homelessness prevention, but the Alliance is still fighting.

1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · Jun 19

1000 Friends is a member of the Oregon Housing Alliance, and we are sharing the Alliance's call for action to fund homelessness prevention. Please email legislative leaders today about the massive proposed cuts: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · Jun 12

There are only two days left to make your voice heard on the 2025 transportation package! Use the Move Oregon Forward testimony guide (link in bio) to shape your comments and advocate for transportation that works for all Oregonians. Submit by 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 14! @wilsonxcassie.bsky.social

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The Street Trust @thestreettrust.org · Jun 11

Cassie Wilson of @1000oregon.bsky.social asks the committee to support Oregon Community Paths & EV funding through a luxury car tax, two pieces missing in the bill released Monday.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · Jun 9

The transportation package bill is here! Now, legislators need to hear from you to support funding for safe, affordable, climate-friendly transportation. Use the testimony guide here to shape your comments. docs.google.com/document/d/1... Submit by June 14!

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · Jun 3

This online event will run 12-1 p.m. on June 18. Members: Check your email for your invite and registration link. Not a member yet? Head here: friends.org/donate
Then email [email protected] for your invite.

1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · Jun 3

Join us on June 18 for a members-only legislative recap over Zoom! Our staff will share the session’s key outcomes, the bills we led, supported, and opposed – with a focus on transportation, housing, and agriculture – and get a first look at how we’ll continue this work after the session ends.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · May 29

Senate Bill 100, signed into law in 1973 forever changed how we care for our land, communities, and future.

For over 50 years, we’ve been the watchdog, advocate, and champion for smart, equitable land use.

Support our work today to honor the past and protect the future: friends.org/donate

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